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State revenues: Coal beginning to show production decrease
By Jeff Jenkins, WV MetroNews

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Tax collections in the new fiscal year in West Virginia started out in July the same way they ended June with severance taxes missing projections, state Revenue Secretary Bob Kiss said Wednesday.

Overall the state missed its July estimate by $4.8 million with much of that, $3.8 million, from a shortfall in severance tax collections. Kiss and others...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The two leading lawmakers in West Virginia took steps Tuesday aimed at repealing the state Common Core standards.

Senate President Bill Cole and House Speaker Tim Armstead sent a letter to the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers revoking a 2009 agreement between the state and the NGA regarding development of Common...

Changes ahead for Fayette County students
By Annie Moore, WVVA Multimedia Journalist

Fayette County (WVVA) -- As Fayette County students prepare to head back to school, many will be returning with more pressing questions than just who their next teacher will be. While some will stay in the same school as last year, others will be walking into a new one.

Just a month into his term as Superintendent, Terry George said he is working toward a long-term plan...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- At a two-day summit in Morgantown, 500 education administrators, teachers, students, military members and community representatives brainstorm methods to inspire an interest in learning beyond 12th grade.

“An education after high school, whether that be a 2-year or 4-year, is essential. It’s an opportunity. It’s available and it’s affordable...